Patents by Inventor Alan Mangaroo
Alan Mangaroo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8800875Abstract: A handle for a portable terminal having a user interface configured for interaction with a stylus. The handle comprises a handle body having the grip portion shaped for grasping by a hand of the user of the portable terminal, a proximal end of the grip portion for coupling to a housing of the portable computer, and a distal end of the grip portion. The handle has a receptacle connected to the handle body and located in the interior of the handle body, such that the receptacle is adapted for releasably retaining the stylus in the interior of the handle body. The handle body 21 has an aperture for facilitating access of the stylus into the receptacle. The receptacle has at least one arm having a first shaped feature (e.g. protrusion and/or notch/groove) adapted for engaging a second shaped feature (e.g. corresponding notch/groove and/or protrusion) of the stylus for providing the releasable retaining of the stylus when resident in the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Psion Inc.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu, Dinesh Gandhi, Barry Boyd, Eddie Cantal
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Publication number: 20120299316Abstract: A latch mechanism for releasably securing a cover to a housing of a portable device. The latch mechanism includes a plurality of resilient members for retaining the latch mechanism in a locked configuration. The latch mechanism comprising a latch enclosure of the housing for positioning adjacent to the cover and having a plurality of interior surfaces and a latch body positioned in the latch enclosure and configured for reciprocal movement within the latch enclosure between a closed position and an open position. The latch mechanism uses a first resilient member of the plurality of resilient members positioned between the latch body and a first surface of the plurality of interior surfaces for biasing the latch body in a first direction between the open position and the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventor: Alan Mangaroo
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Patent number: 8199489Abstract: A handheld terminal is provided. The handheld terminal includes a housing, a component for operating the handheld terminal, and a pocket for forming, in the housing, a space for holding the component individually and separating the space from a main logic circuit. The pocket has a window for a connection between the component and the main logic circuit. The handheld terminal includes a bezel placed on the component, and a combiner for removable engaging the bezel with the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu, Barry Boyd
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Patent number: 8169786Abstract: There is provided a housing for a rugged handheld device, which includes: a main housing including: a main circuit board space sealed from an exterior environment, for supporting a main circuit board; and a compartment space for supporting a removable compartment for holding a device component for operation of the handheld device, such as a docking connector board, a display assembly, a keyboard assembly, where the compartment space is sealed from the external environment by a removable compartment cover for sealing the compartment space from the exterior environment, independently from the sealing of the main circuit board space and/or the device component placed into the compartment space.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventor: Alan Mangaroo
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Patent number: 8071878Abstract: A display assembly for a portable terminal inhibits the penetration of foreign matter from an exterior environment into the interior of the portable terminal. The display assembly includes a display for mounting in an open-faced compartment enclosed by a bottom/top cover plate. A resilient seal component of the display assembly is positioned between the display and the compartment, the seal component including a body including a base portion connected to a top portion by side portions for defining an interior channel for engaging the sides of the display, once received therein. A top portion of the seal component is adapted for overlapping a portion of the top surface of the display and the base portion for overlapping at least a portion of the bottom surface of the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu
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Patent number: 8025236Abstract: An assembly comprising an enclosure having a distal end wall and a proximal end wall connected to a pair of sidewalls such that the enclosure walls connect the bottom surface to a top surface having a user interface to define an enclosure interior. The compartment is positioned in the enclosure interior. A cover is included for coupling to the compartment situated in an opening in the bottom surface at a proximal end of the enclosure, such that the cover is configured for grasping by a user with at least one finger. The cover housing includes a cover surface, a pair of cover sidewalls, a proximal cover end wall and a distal cover end wall such that the cover walls extend from the cover surface to define a cover interior. The cover housing also has a mating surface at a base of the cover housing and defined by said walls, such that the mating surface is configured to mate with the bottom surface of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Psion Teklogix, Inc.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu
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Patent number: 7992787Abstract: A portable terminal assembly comprises an enclosure having a distal end wall and a proximal end wall connected to a pair of sidewalls such that the enclosure walls connect a bottom surface to a top surface having a user interface to define an enclosure interior. The enclosure has a power source compartment positioned in the enclosure interior. The cover couples to the compartment situated in an opening in the bottom surface. The cover housing of the cover includes a cover surface, a pair of cover sidewalls, a proximal cover end wall and a distal cover end wall such that the cover walls extend from the cover surface to define the cover interior. A magnet is coupled to the cover interior, such that the magnet has a sufficient magnetic field strength for affecting the state of the contacts of a switch. The switch is mounted in the interior of the enclosure, such that the switch is coupled to at least one component receiving power from the power source when positioned in the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu, Tom Hussey
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Patent number: 7877841Abstract: A handle for the housing of a portable computer has a grip portion for grasping by the hand of the user, a proximal end having a proximal surface for mating with an adjacent surface of the housing, and a distal end. The handle also has an actuator assembly for operating one or more scanning functions and is located in the grip portion. A releasable connection mechanism is positioned on the proximal surface and including an operable latch extending outwardly from the proximal surface adapted for engaging with the corresponding first slot in the adjacent surface of the housing. At least one protrusion extends outwardly from the proximal surface for engaging with the corresponding second slot in the adjacent surface of the housing. A control coupling is established once the proximal surface is mated with the adjacent surface through engagement of the releasable connection mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu, Dinesh Gandhi, Barry Boyd, Eddie Cantal
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Patent number: 7857226Abstract: A portable terminal having a handle configured for connection to an enclosure of the portable terminal, such that the portable terminal has one or more scanning functions for interacting with information objects 16 in a logistics environment. The handle has a handle body having a grip portion shaped for grasping by a hand of the user of the portable terminal, a proximal end of the grip portion for coupling to the housing of the portable terminal, and a distal end of the grip portion. An actuator assembly of the handle is configured for affecting the operation of one or more scanning functions and is positioned in an aperture of the handle body for access by one or more fingers of the user's hand.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu, Dinesh Gandhi, Barry Boyd, Eddie Cantal
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Patent number: 7787239Abstract: A portable computing device including a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface connected to one another by a pair of sides, a proximal end and a distal end, the top surface including a user interface for operation by a user. The device comprises a planar surface located on the bottom surface at the proximal end, such that the planar surface extends to either side of a centerline of the housing and in a direction towards the distal end. The planar surface defines a plane and the centerline extends in a direction between the proximal end and the distal end. The device has at least one protrusion located on the bottom surface at the distal end, such that the at least one protrusion extends between the bottom surface and the plane, such that the at least one protrusion has a respective peripheral surface lying on the plane on both sides of the centerline.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2008Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu, Dinesh Gandhi
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Publication number: 20100170952Abstract: A handle for a portable terminal having a user interface configured for interaction with a stylus. The handle comprises a handle body having the grip portion shaped for grasping by a hand of the user of the portable terminal, a proximal end of the grip portion for coupling to a housing of the portable computer, and a distal end of the grip portion. The handle has a receptacle connected to the handle body and located in the interior of the handle body, such that the receptacle is adapted for releasably retaining the stylus in the interior of the handle body. The handle body 21 has an aperture for facilitating access of the stylus into the receptacle. The receptacle has at least one arm having a first shaped feature (e.g. protrusion and/or notch/groove) adapted for engaging a second shaped feature (e.g. corresponding notch/groove and/or protrusion) of the stylus for providing the releasable retaining of the stylus when resident in the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Alan MANGAROO, Bo XU, Dinesh GANDHI, Barry BOYD, Eddie CANTAL
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Publication number: 20100128449Abstract: There is provided a housing for a rugged handheld device, which includes: a main housing including: a main circuit board space sealed from an exterior environment, for supporting a main circuit board; and a compartment space for supporting a removable compartment for holding a device component, the device component operably coupled to the main circuit board for operating the handheld device; and a removable compartment cover for sealing the compartment space from the exterior environment, independently from the sealing of the main circuit board space. Also provided is a housing for a rugged handheld device, which includes: a main housing including: a main circuit board space for supporting a main circuit board and a keyboard space for housing a removable keyboard assembly, the keyboard assembly sealing the keyboard space when placed into the keyboard space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: PSION TEKLOGIX INC.Inventor: Alan Mangaroo
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Publication number: 20100073869Abstract: A portable computing device including a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface connected to one another by a pair of sides, a proximal end and a distal end, the top surface including a user interface for operation by a user. The device comprises a planar surface located on the bottom surface at the proximal end, such that the planar surface extends to either side of a centerline of the housing and in a direction towards the distal end. The planar surface defines a plane and the centerline extends in a direction between the proximal end and the distal end. The device has at least one protrusion located on the bottom surface at the distal end, such that the at least one protrusion extends between the bottom surface and the plane, such that the at least one protrusion has a respective peripheral surface lying on the plane on both sides of the centerline.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu, Dinesh Gandhi
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Publication number: 20100025942Abstract: A display assembly for a portable terminal for inhibiting the penetration of foreign matter from an exterior environment into the interior of the portable terminal. The display assembly includes a display for mounting in an open faced compartment enclosed by a bottom/top cover plate, the display having a bottom surface, a plurality of side surfaces, and a top surface for interaction with a user of the portable terminal. The compartment of the enclosure of the display assembly has an interior bottom/top surface and a plurality of interior side surfaces. A resilient seal component of the display assembly is positioned between the display and the compartment, the seal component including a body including a base portion connected to a top portion by a plurality of side portions for defining an interior channel for engaging the sides of the display, once received therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: ALAN MANGAROO, BO XU
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Publication number: 20100025286Abstract: A handheld terminal is provided. The handheld terminal includes a housing, a component for operating the handheld terminal, and a pocket for forming, in the housing, a space for holding the component individually and separating the space from a main logic circuit. The pocket has a window for a connection between the component and the main logic circuit. The handheld terminal includes a bezel placed on the component, and a combiner for removable engaging the bezel with the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: PSION TEKLOGIX INC.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Bo Xu
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Patent number: D618688Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventors: John Ingold, Alan Mangaroo, James Poulton, Sava Stoianov
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Patent number: D619138Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Psion Teklogix Inc.Inventors: John Ingold, Alan Mangaroo, James Poulton, Sava Stoianov
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Patent number: D673955Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Psion Inc.Inventors: Alan Mangaroo, Edward Anthony Hackett, Benjamin James Cullen, Nader Newman, Herb Turzer
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Patent number: D674796Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Psion, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin James Cullen, Edward Anthony Hackett, Alan Mangaroo, Herb Turzer
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Patent number: D704134Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Psion, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin James Cullen, Alan Mangaroo, Edward Anthony Hackett, Herb Turzer